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satsuma

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sat·su·ma  (st-sm, sä-tsmä, säts-mä)
n.
1. A seedless mandarin orange native to Japan and the hardiest commercial citrus fruit.
2. Satsuma A Japanese porcelain. Also called Satsuma ware.

[After Satsuma, a peninsula of southwest Kyushu, Japan.]

satsuma [sætˈsuːmə]
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) a small citrus tree, Citrus nobilis var. unshiu, cultivated, esp in Japan, for its edible fruit
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the fruit of this tree, which has a loose rind and easily separable segments
[originally from the province of Satsuma, Japan]

Satsuma [ˈsætsʊˌmɑː]
n
(Placename) a former province of SW Japan, on S Kyushu: famous for its porcelain
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.satsumasatsuma - a variety of mandarin orange        
satsuma - medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skin
Citrus reticulata, mandarin, mandarin orange, mandarin orange tree - shrub or small tree having flattened globose fruit with very sweet aromatic pulp and thin yellow-orange to flame-orange rind that is loose and easily removed; native to southeastern Asia
2.satsuma - medium-sized largely seedless mandarin orange with thin smooth skin
mandarin orange, mandarin - a somewhat flat reddish-orange loose skinned citrus of China
satsuma, satsuma tree - a variety of mandarin orange
Translations
satsuma [ˌsætˈsuːmə] Nsatsuma f
satsuma [sætˈsuːmə] n (= fruit) → satsuma f
satsuma
nSatsuma f
satsuma [ˌsætˈsuːmə] nsatsuma tipo di mandarino
satsuma [ˌsætˈsuːmə] nsatsuma tipo di mandarino


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